Department of Homeland Security revokes 4 U-M student visas; at least 1 flees US

FourUniversityofMichiganstudentshavehadtheirvisasrevokedbytheU.S.DepartmentofHomelandSecurity—andatleastonehasleftthecountryattherecommendationofschoolofficials—amidanationwidecrackdownoninternationalcollegestudentsintheUnitedStates. ThevisarevocationoccurredFridayandfollowsarecentdecisionfromfederalofficialstostripsomeinternationalstudentsacrossthecountryoftheirlegalresidenceandsubsequentordersfromtheDepartmentofHomelandSecurityforthesestudentstoleavethecountry. OnestudentatU-M,whoselocationandidentityisbeingprotectedbyuniversityofficials,fledthecountryaftertheirvisawasrevoked,accordingtoemailsobtainedbytheDetroitFreePress. OnSaturdaynight,JonathanMassey,thedeanatU-M’sTaubmanCollegeofArchitectureandUrbanPlanning,sentanemailtohiscolleaguesregardingthestudent’sdeparture. “Yesterday,asaresultofgovernmentaction,aTaubmanCollegeM.ArchstudentleftthecountryinconsultationwiththeU-MInternationalCente